Published May 21, 2025
| Version 1
Journal article
Open
Cultural-morphology and molecular analysis of Botryodiplodia theobromae, a pathogen of coconut fruit
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin Faculty of Life Sciences, Benin City, Edo, 300213, Nigeria
- 2. Department of Agricultural Sciences and Desertification Research Centre, University of Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, 07100, Italy
- 3. Plant Pathology Division, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, Benin City, Edo, 302115, Nigeria
Description
This study provides information on the identification of the pathogen causing fruit rot and premature nut fall diseases of coconut.
Files
openreseurope-5-21300.pdf
Files
(2.0 MB)
| Name | Size | Download all |
|---|---|---|
|
md5:e7fcc689659c7cc0b7993f009d452651
|
2.0 MB | Preview Download |
Additional details
References
- Adeniyi DO, Olufolaji DB, Joseph A (2016). Characteristic variations in Lasiodiplodia theobromae; pathogen of inflorescence dieback of cashew in growing ecologies of Nigeria. Annu Res Rev Biol. doi:10.9734/ARRB/2016/18047
- Alves A, Crous PW, Correia A (2008). Morphological and molecular data reveal cryptic speciation in . Fungal Divers.
- Ashokkumar P, Ushamalini C, Ramjegathesh R (2018). Variations in morphological and molecular characterization of (Pat.) Griffon and Maubl associated with coconut leaf blight. Madras Agric J. doi:10.29321/MAJ.2018.000104
- Asman A, Toru I, Ade R (2024). Effect of drought stress on dieback disease development under infection in cocoa clone 'MCC 02'. Beverage Plant Res. doi:10.48130/bpr-0024-0023
- Bharanideepan A (2013). Studies on die-back of acid lime (Lasiodiplodia theobromae) in acid lime. M. Sc. (Ag) Thesis.
- Bourke RM, Harwood T (2009). Food and agriculture in Papua New Guinea. doi:10.22459/FAPNG.08.2009
- Cardoso JE, Wilkinson MJ (2008). Development and characterisation of microsatellite markers for the fungus . Summa Phytopathologica. doi:10.1590/S0100-54052008000100010
- Dheepa R, Goplakrishnan C, Kamalakannan A (2018). Coconut nut rot disease in India: prevalence, characterization of pathogen and standardization of inoculation techniques. Int J Curr Microbiol Appl Sci. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2018.702.245
- Disegha GC, Akani NP (2019). Bioinformatic method for fungi identification. Journal of Biology and Genetic Research.
- Ekhorutomwen OE, Chidi NI, Owoh EM (2024). Influence of varieties and growing seasons on the distribution of causing fruit rot disease of coconut. International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research. doi:10.18488/ijsar.v11i4.4011
- Ekhorutomwen EO, Udoh ME, Esiegbuya DO (2019). A survey report on the incidence of fruit rot and premature nut fall diseases of coconut in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria.
- Ekhorutomwen OE (2025). "Cultural-morphology and molecular analysis of , a pathogen of coconut fruit". doi:10.17632/53ns2fcgps.1
- El-Morsi MEA, Ibrahim IA (2012). Morphological, molecular and histopathological variation in different isolates of , the causative of leaf base rot disease of date palms in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Wudpecker Journal of Agricultural Research.
- Excoffier L, Laval G, Schneider S (2007). Arlequin (version 3.0): an integrated software package for population genetics data analysis. Evol Bioinform Online.
- (2014). FAOStat, Rome.
- Gurr GM, Johnson AC, Ash GJ (2016). Coconut lethal yellowing diseases: a phytoplasma threat to palms of global economic and social significance. Front Plant Sci. doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01521
- Hernández-Ceja A, Loeza-Lara PD, Espinosa-García FJ (2021). antifungal activity of plant extracts on pathogenic fungi of blueberry ( sp.). Plants (Basel). doi:10.3390/plants10050852
- Jacobs K, Bergdahl DR, Wingfield MJ (2004). Leptographium wingfieldii introduced into North America and found associated with exotic Tomicus piniperda and native bark beetles. Mycol Res. doi:10.1017/S0953756204009748
- Kang HW, Park DS, Go SJ (2002). Fingerprinting of diverse genomes using PCR with Universal Rice Primers generated from repetitive sequence of Korean weedy rice. Mol Cells. doi:10.1016/S1016-8478(23)15034-5
- Kumar S, Stecher G, Li M (2018). MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across computing platforms. Mol Biol Evol. doi:10.1093/molbev/msy096
- Machado AR, Pinho DB, Pereira OL (2014). Phylogeny, identification and pathogenicity of the associated with collar and root rot of the biofuel plant in Brazil, with a description of new species of . Fungal Divers. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0274-1
- Marques MW, Lima NB, Morais MA (2013). Species of associated with mango in Brazil. Fungal Divers. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0231-z
- Munirah MS, Azmi AR, Yong SYC (2017). Characterization of and causing fruit rot on pre-harvest mango in Malaysia. Plant Pathol Quar. doi:10.5943/ppq/7/2/14
- Osagie IJ, Ojomo EE, Maduewesi AE (2013). Physiological studies on ten isolates of the oil palm pathogen, f. sp . Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
- Pandey KA, Sharma KH, Yadav S (2024). A new canker on (L.) Kuntze associated with and in India. Physiol Mol Plant Pathol. doi:10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102414
- Phipps PM, Porter DM (1998). Collar rot of peanut caused by . Plant Dis. doi:10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.11.1205
- Rajapakse CNK, Wijesekara HTR, Norman AH (1995). A preliminary study on immature nut fall of coconut with reference to pest damage. Cocos. doi:10.4038/cocos.v10i0.2138
- Ramachandran K, Uyub AM, Latiffah Z (2015). Molecular characterization and pathogenicity of spp. associated with pineapple [ (L.) Merr] and papaya ( L.). J Plant Prot Res.
- Saitou N, Nei M (1987). The neighbor-joining method: a new method for reconstructing phylogenetic trees. Mol Biol Evol. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040454
- Santos PHD, Carvalho BM, Aguiar KP (2017). Phylogeography and population structure analysis reveals diversity by mutations in Lasiodiplodia theobromae with distinct sources of selection. Genet Mol Res.
- Séré Y, Onasanya A, Afolabi A (2007). Genetic diversity of the blast fungus, (Hebert) Barr, in Burkina Faso. Afr J Biotechnol. doi:10.5897/AJB2007.000-2410
- Shah MD, Verma KS, Singh K (2010). Morphological, pathological and molecular variability in ( ) isolates associated with die-back and bark canker of pear trees in Punjab, India. Genet Mol Res.
- Slippers B, Wingfield MJ (2007). as endophytes and latent pathogens of woody plants: diversity, ecology and impact. Fungal Biol Rev. doi:10.1016/j.fbr.2007.06.002
- Tamura K, Nei M, Kumar S (2004). Prospects for inferring very large phylogenies by using the neighbor-joining method. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. doi:10.1073/pnas.0404206101
- Taylor J, Hyde KD (2003). Micro fungi of tropical and temperate palms. Fungal Diversity Research Series.
- Wang TY, Wang L, Zhang JH (2011). A simplified universal genomic DNA extraction protocol suitable for PCR. Genet Mol Res. doi:10.4238/vol10-1gmr1055
- White TJ, Bruns T, Lee SB (1990). Amplification and direct sequencing of fungal ribosomal RNA genes for phylogenetics.
- Xia JQ, Correll JC, Lee FN (2000). Regional population diversity of in Arkansas and the influence of host selection. Plant Dis. doi:10.1094/PDIS.2000.84.8.877
- Xie HH, Wei JG, Huang RS (2016). Genetic diversity analyses of on and based on RAPD and ISSR molecular markers. Mycology. doi:10.1080/21501203.2016.1232762
- Xu CN, Zhang HJ, Chi FM (2016). Species-specific PCR-based assays for identification and detection of Botryosphaeriaceae species causing stem blight on blueberry in China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(15)61177-7